Monte Legion team finishes season with record of 13-5

The Montevideo Legion baseball team’s successful season came to an end with a 13-4 loss to Eden Valley-Watkins in the District 7, Division II tourney here Friday.

Bruce Olson, Sports Editor

The Montevideo Legion baseball team’s successful season came to an end with a 13-4 loss to Eden Valley-Watkins in the District 7, Division II tourney here Friday.

Seven Montevideo errors contributed to seven un­earned runs. Joe Bednar and Brett Bergeson had two hits each for Post 59, with Bergeson driving in two runs.

Morris handed Montev­ideo its first loss of the tournament 6-0 on Thursday.

Morris pitcher Jacob Torgerson pitched a three-hitter with three strikeouts. Montevideo’s only base­runners came on singles by Joe Bednar, Tanner Linde­mann and Austin Hoehne.

“We had a great year (13-5),” said coach Tim Epema. “We had a 10-game winning streak after returning from Omaha. We hit .301 as a team and had a 2.86 team ERA. Eight of our nine starters hit over .280 on the season, including Joe Bednar, who hit .404.”

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